Burning Passion: Love Never Die

Jared shot to his feet. He strode towards them rapidly and asked in disbelief, “Ain’t that the truth? Tomboy went AWOL three years ago, and then you ghosted us too. Kasie and I were left alone here. We wondered if you ran off with Tomboy.”

Right on cue, Kasie chimed in, “Inside voice, dude. What the hell… Oh my God! Kristina?”

Kasie had a similar reaction to Jared. Finally, the five old friends were reunited. It felt like a lifetime had passed since they were all together Last. The girls kept hugging each other, and being happy that they finally saw each other face to face. They didn’t sit down at the table until the two men persuaded them to. Not only that, they didn’t care how Loud they were being, either.

During dinner, Kasie discreetly shifted her glance between Dixon and

Kristina. She didn’t want to re-open old wounds, but she had to know.

Angela’s Library

She whispered, “You’re married now, right? When did that happen? What does your husband do? And more importantly, why weren’t we at your wedding? I sent you chat requests on WeChat, but you didn’t answer back. I was hoping you’d come to mine.”

the beer in her

got transferred to Singapore. He just got back this year. He’s thirteen

friends all exclaimed in

to fill them in

my graduation. I said no, but my dad needed money. Surgery is expensive…” She paused, recalling everything back then. Then she went on in a calm tone, “Of course, my mom wanted me to marry him because he’s rich. My parents wouldn’t stop hounding me, so eventually we tied the knot. But he’s a really good guy. He treats me Like a queen, so we’re just like any other married couple.” There was a hint of self-mockery

a man 13 years her

head to

hurt you. But

a rich

time they heard them talk about why they broke up. And Kristina said it in such a calm tone. So the real reason was money. Dixon was too

I think you screwed up…” Debbie couldn’t help

and said, “Tomboy, don’t blame her. I was

how poor Dixon used to be. He was born in a poor village out in the boonies. His parents had relied on loans from the villagers